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Adventure · 1991 · G

Three Names

by Patricia MacLachlan

A boy and his dog walk to a prairie schoolhouse every day — a picture book memory

ForAll agesGenreAdventureLength32 pagesRead time~0.5 hours

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No violence

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No profanity

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No sexual content

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No substance use

Emotional Intensity

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No significant psychological content

What this book is about

A grandfather tells his grandchild about his own grandfather, who walked to a one-room schoolhouse on the prairie with a dog who had three names. MacLachlan's brief, lyrical picture book evokes the simple rhythms of prairie life in a story of memory and continuity across generations.

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